Mission Springs Baptist Church
Several members of Ebenezer Baptist Church, organized nearby in 1884, established Missionary Springs Baptist Church n 1894. The church is named for springs at the site of initial brush arbor services. The Rev. William Hendrix was called as first pastor in 1902, the year the church joined the Southern Baptist Association. A frame sanctuary was erected at this site about 1905. Renamed Mission Springs Baptist Church about 1918, the congregation has acquired new facilities over the years and continues its support of a Sunday School, youth groups, and home and foreign missions. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995
32.1246° N, 94.7596° W
Where to Find It
3 mi. east of Henderson on FM 840
Nearby Markers
- 1.5 mi SW Ebenezer Cemetery Henderson
- 2.6 mi NW General James Smith Henderson
- 2.7 mi NW Rogers-Craig House Henderson
- 2.8 mi W Site of Shawnee Town Henderson
- 2.9 mi NW Howard-Dickinson House Henderson
- 2.9 mi NW Hardeman-Griffin House Henderson